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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Osamu Akita, Osaka, JP;
Ichiro Tonai, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 93 ; 385 33 ; 385 79 ;
Abstract
A connector which can be assembled easily with high accuracy and prevents the increase of the cost of each part includes a distinctively shaped lens constituting an optical system between independent optical devices. The lens is a lens that a support portion is integrally molded with an optically functioning portion as a sleeve for fixing a ferrule put on an end of an optical fiber at a predetermined position to insert the end of the optical fiber. The support portion protrudes along an optical axis of the optically functioning portion.